Idiom Add Insult to Injury

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added insult to injury

Meaning:	When someone has been hurt by the actions of others and then something else is done to hurt that person, you have added insult to injury. (see add fuel to the fire)
How to use in a sentence:	Johnny was told he wouldn't have the lead role in the play and that his best friend would take that job. To add insult to injury, he was asked to take the part of a tree that just stood on stage.

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